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How to connect YouTube videos in RootWright LMS ​

YouTube is a stream provider in RootWright LMS Pro. Connect a Google account to list your public and unlisted videos in the lesson picker, then play them in lessons with privacy mode on.

Pro

YouTube connection requires RootWright LMS Pro and a Google Cloud project.

Before you start ​

  • A Google Cloud project with the YouTube Data API v3 enabled.
  • An OAuth client. The same client also works for Google Drive and Google Meet.
  • A public domain. Google does not accept redirect URIs on localhost, .test or .local. See the note below.

Set up the connection ​

  1. In Google Cloud Console, create an OAuth client. Copy its Client ID and Client secret.
  2. Add the redirect URI shown on the YouTube settings screen to the client's Authorized redirect URIs. The URI is the REST route rootwright-lms/v2/integrations/google/callback on your site.
  3. In WordPress, go to Settings → Integrations → Video & storage, open YouTube and paste the OAuth Client ID and OAuth Client secret. Click Save.
  4. Click Connect YouTube. Approve the read-only scope, youtube.readonly.
  5. Turn the YouTube switch on.

The Stream providers screen with YouTube configured

Settings → Integrations → Video & storage. The YouTube card shows Configured once its settings are saved.

When the connection works, the form shows Google account connected and a Disconnect button. If it does not, see the note below.

Without Connect ​

You can list public videos without connecting an account. Paste a YouTube Data API key in API Key (without Connect) and a Channel as a handle, a channel ID or a URL. This only shows public videos.

Playback ​

Lessons play YouTube videos in an embed. With Privacy Mode on (the default), the embed uses youtube-nocookie.com.

Note on local sites ​

Local sites cannot finish the Google connection

Google only accepts redirect URIs on a public domain. A local site such as lab.test is blocked before the consent screen. Use a public staging domain for the connection, or set the redirect URI with the rootwright_lms_pro_google_redirect_uri filter. See Developers → Hooks and filters.

Quota ​

Browsing a channel uses YouTube API quota. Each search costs 100 units.